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World-Wide House () is an office building in Central , Hong Kong . It is located between Connaught Road Central , Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central . HISTORY The site is situated on Land Reclaimed at the turn of the 20th century. WWH was constructed on a 23,000 square foot siteMalcolm Surry, Metro's role in the property game , South China Morning Post, 16-Jul-1976 vacated by the former General Post Office , which was located there from 1911 to 1976. The GPO was relocated to Connaught Place for the construction of the Pedder Station (later renamed to Central ) of MTR . Below the building is the interchange of Hong Kong Station and Central Station of MTR . In the early , Nomember 18, 1973. , April 06, 1977. . SHOPPING ARCADE World-Wide Plaza is the Shopping Centre on 3 levels on the lower floors of World-wide House. It is built in an " Atrium " style, but without skylight. Its first level is accessible from the Central Elevated Walkway or by escalator from the ground floor of the building. The kiosks or shop units are typically from around 10 square metres, and are rented out to small traders, who sell telecommunications and banking services, to food, and magazines. The arcade is popular with the large Filipino Population , particularly on Sundays, as many of the shops are run by their compatriots. The wide assortment of typically small shops caters to their needs, selling merchandise from their homeland. GALLERY |
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